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  • Sen. Boxer explains why the Kerry-Boxer bill is so important

    The Kerry-Boxer climate change bill is on the Senate’s agenda this week. Senator and co-sponsor Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) explains why this bill and this issue are so critically important.

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  • Senate digs into climate bill at hearings this week

    Barbara Boxer (at podium) and John Kerry (tall guy in blue tie) introduce their climate bill.Photo: Sierra ClubThe Senate moves into its last day of hearings on the climate bill that Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) introduced on Sept. 30. The Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Boxer, has been […]

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  • As senators get to work on climate, find out where they stand

    Get involved in the fight against climate change. The Senate is finally getting down to business on climate legislation, holding hearings on the climate bill sponsored by Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). Do your senators support the bill, and action against climate change in general? Help us find out! Send a message […]

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  • Climate action in the shadow of the White House

    [vodpod id=Video.16192487&w=425&h=350&fv=offsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Boffsite%3Dtrue%26amp%3Blang%3Den-us%26amp%3Bpage_show_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fgrist%252Fsets%252F72157622530059301%252Fshow%252F%26amp%3Bpage_show_back_url%3D%252Fphotos%252Fgrist%252Fsets%252F72157622530059301%252F%26amp%3Bset_id%3D72157622530059301%26amp%3Bjump_to%3D] Carrie Madren, a freelance journalist, filed this dispatch from the International Climate Action Day event in Washington, D.C. You had to be pretty dedicated to complete the 350.org march climate action march in Washington, D.C. That’s because participants had to slog down the streets of the nation’s capital in a deluge. Participants in […]

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